The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-18
rnnoUon n1oHr AND Nnoxe.


rHaoUoH RIGHT AND WRONG
pri.ceieuistis-s .,a ovsrvvee.ins Cs.sAeass
Or neth Pentseai Parties.
To TIE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sr: Il was
q Wise saying and worthy OF all soceptation.
no matter who originated II: Don't crowd the
mourners." It has obtained In all civlised so
ciety and all well-ordered oommunites. The
correlative apothegm regarding funenl baked
meats IL Mugwumpian. and therefort deserv-
Ing only OF secondary consideration. As an
illustration. tho World was recently summoned,
or at least invited, to Washington In srder TO
receive propitiatory Offering. or rathera peni-
tentinl peace offering. in consideration Of
violation Of tho rule OF politeness embodied In
the first mentioned ethic; and pretty much
whole page OF that popular paper, after two or
three days CESSATION ut Red Top. was devoted
to the avowals that the Polish or polished 10
ntical editor had not solicited once, but htd
only indicated o preference for one; hkewiie
had misapprehended Presidential purpose "a
having disregarded certain orders respective
alleged violations OF the law by certain railroad
other minor matters discussed apologetically
provision Of this dying declaration" as It
Sas 70 81 tho
Of the faithful in the future.
II there should appear 70 be any aneotation
S 81 saeees 81 0 she made as
broad and Ingenious as even the apology was
s1 ss max. %esa rh % point
end the Presidents "propinauity "a WORD OF
hs ss hsS 70 o. sndsr Il
selves and, as Il that were not enough he gave
ts o6 hes, pG os - Sne H.
riers: ana this was also done q AZ in:tigatioa
Sno us Spf Ee 6ssr they = cry os
horse leechss will they meyer DO satisfed
World p to say that this Is The hardest q al he
The Blaine rstsiners did not Intentionally
s to they mot hs done this III
'ss kas 5sts
This, however: was before ClsveIa q was fully
thers we're mion q 's y Cen susr
Chaeo
and to The sensimsDts q the party they elsimsd
e sss Bel
thirds Of this million voted directly for Blaine.
N S whs ss'; 6o q
n ~ pivotal State Of New York stub6ornly
hHs pH Sss
where would Cleveland have been 80.
az not the SRe 81 ss
have, remembered the Butler men as we'll -
tho MYgwamps and Blaine men 9N o. HC ;9sss
expected Els isvors nor would accept them,
but on his profession q 9 non. partisan. oiyii
Smy n fr n sta,ns on acon yet
Iilden man or consistent protectionist2 Yet
Cabinet. how diiierent il might have been for
the fisheries L.! as well e sor Mitehsistown Con
UPON
There ls no gainsaying that the Republicans
are confident Of success at the ensuing cleo
yation they are ,an-hungered and thirsting.
They are no believers In the Chinese service
4 hos goosa sy hs
united 4 Isst. ina shsS (oss thst election: T5s
tie mn % me Tsey pea LABOR deieg
ton from the DSpSsrats; put n this they eyi.
german and T naess n a WITH a
the Democratic. the political disturbance Is
ABOUT even. ...
laegard. but it has made its figures and e
equally o2nadent that It optnumb ers its I'd;
I'LL eeh aH sas
again the civil service fallaey. Neither will It
espouse free trade. II It had the needful moral
courage, 1t would emulate the Virginia State
Democracy. and, coming out squarely for inst
protection. would win beyond question. The
land grabbers and sumptnary crusaders might
70 to grass together. II the Republicans win
,his ian, the De%oSrats viii b glad e get
day in New YORK this fan. ''''' ''' '-'
A prominent Republican paper just now de-
clares, perhaps inadvertently, that no Admin
istration has been treated more liberally and
leniently By its opponents than tho present
ppbllcans we're defeated IL the last genera
not on any issue involving principles or policy.
but through bargain involving the DISPENSE
ton OF patronage. Yet they helped TO con-
eummate the trafflc at their own cost and loss,
by confirming appointments not only to ill va
cancies. but displaoinS their Own rastisane
and friends-either to get rid Of these or to aid
an unpopular President to obtain renomina-
the next siecson more s. ths
weakness Of their opponent than any strength
Of their own. This maladroitnsss has been
descanted upon in your columns before, but
this Is tho first time that II has been virtually
admitted by q party to the dealt II this b the
province or feeling Of party, or Of both par
ties. the sooner and surer they 60 undet the
better, provided they are superseded BY pme
honest Organization that shall protect the pub
integrationsl An OLD OBsERvtR
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